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FEATURE ARTICLES
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Kay Thompson takes us on a tour of the butterfly sanctuary in Michoacan, one of the most wondrous sights in a country filled with wondrous sights.
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14 LAKE CHAPALA WRITER’S CONFERENCE Harriet Hart showcases Neil McKinnon—one of the most humorous writers to have ever graced the meetings of the Ajijic Writers’ Group. He will be one of the main speakers at the Writer’s Conference on January 25.
20 GERIATRIC MUSINGS Michael Cook’s final installment of his article “The Older Man,” whose first segment elicited a great deal of positive response.
22 PERSONAL HIGH JINKS Cameron Peters joins the fun with her contribution to our on-going series, “My Most Embarrassing Moment.”
24 POETRY An unknown poet’s marvelous contribution about Christmas Eve, Mexicostyle, was so good that we had to belatedly publish it.
40 RELIGION The late Gloria Marthai was too good a writer to let her work die with her—and so starting with this issue, we will rerun many of her earlier Ojo articles.
44 MEXICAN HISTORY Herbert Piekow revisits the life and times of Benito Juarez, one of Mexico’s greatest heroes—and reveals some relatively unknown facts about him.
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El Ojo del Lago / January 2012
COLUMNS THIS MONTH 6
Editor’s Page
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Uncommon Sense
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Bridge by Lake
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Joyful Musings
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Welcome to Mexico
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Child of Month
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Hearts at Work
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New Lease on Life
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Lakeside Living
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Magnificent Mexico
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Anyone Train Dog
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Thunder on Right
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The Poet’s Niche
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Focus on Art
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Front Row Center
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Stay Healthy
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LCS Newsletter
LAKESIDE LIVING
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